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A review by cateconut
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
2.0
book 1 in my quest to find a solid 5 stars fantasy book — this book was just not it. 2.75⭐️
reid had the personality of an angry potato. lou felt very fake and i couldn’t really understand who she was trying to be. they had no chemistry whatsoever.
i also think the entire plot of the book happened in less than a month (?), with 90% of the book happening within 2 weeks. which is a massive pet peeve of mine. SORRY! i just don’t get how a love story (especially one introduced as enemies to lovers) and associated plot can take place in such a short period of time. i can’t feel for characters that hated each other the day before and now are ready to say i love you because the other person is hOt and qUirKy. yeah, it just felt very rushed and not believable.
also all the plot twists and devices felt soooooo deus ex machina and predictable.
i loved the premise though!! i wish the book itself had done it justice
reid had the personality of an angry potato. lou felt very fake and i couldn’t really understand who she was trying to be. they had no chemistry whatsoever.
i also think the entire plot of the book happened in less than a month (?), with 90% of the book happening within 2 weeks. which is a massive pet peeve of mine. SORRY! i just don’t get how a love story (especially one introduced as enemies to lovers) and associated plot can take place in such a short period of time. i can’t feel for characters that hated each other the day before and now are ready to say i love you because the other person is hOt and qUirKy. yeah, it just felt very rushed and not believable.
also all the plot twists and devices felt soooooo deus ex machina and predictable.
i loved the premise though!! i wish the book itself had done it justice